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Illegal enrichment has become a pervasive issue in Ukraine, signaling widespread corruption among officials. Several high-profile cases have unveiled the depth of this problem. Former "Servant of the People" MP Iryna Kormyshkina and her husband Yurii were found guilty, highlighting illicit enrichment in political circles. Simultaneously, military and state enterprise officials have been caught embezzling millions meant for defense. National agencies like NABU and SAPO actively investigate and prosecute these cases, reflecting a crackdown on corruption. This wave of investigations aims to restore public trust while Ukraine continues its struggle for transparency.

What is the extent of illegal enrichment among Ukrainian officials?

Illegal enrichment in Ukraine spans multiple levels of government and military sectors. Officials have been found guilty of accumulating vast wealth through undeclared assets and kickbacks, with some cases involving millions of dollars. Efforts by agencies like NABU seek to address these issues with comprehensive investigations.

How does illicit enrichment affect Ukraine's public trust and governance?

Illicit enrichment undermines public trust, as officials pocket funds meant for essential services or defense. The exposure of such cases often leads to broader skepticism towards governance, but active prosecution efforts signify steps toward accountability and reforming societal trust.

What legal actions have been taken against those accused of illegal enrichment?

Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies, including NABU and SAPO, have aggressively pursued legal actions against corrupt officials. This includes serving notices of suspicion, conducting comprehensive investigations, and prosecuting high-profile cases of unlawful enrichment. These steps aim to deter further misconduct.

Are there recent legislative changes in Ukraine regarding illegal enrichment?

Despite attempts to enhance legal frameworks, such as with President Zelenskyi's draft law proposals, legislative changes have been met with challenges. Some past adjustments, like decriminalizing illegal enrichment, have faced criticism and have been partially reversed to foster accountability.

How does the international community view Ukraine's efforts against corruption?

The international community closely monitors Ukraine's anti-corruption initiatives, often using progress in this field as a benchmark for support and partnership. Effective tackling of illegal enrichment is seen as crucial in aligning Ukraine with global transparency standards.

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Iryna and Yurii Kormyshkins Suspended sentence, UAH 20 million to state budget, UAH 2 million to Armed Forces: SAPO on court verdict in case of "servant of people" Kormyshkina A verdict has been delivered in the case of illicit enrichment of former "Servant of the People" MP Iryna Kormyshkina and her husband Yurii Kormyshkin. 4 308 37 Previously in trend: Servant of the People scandals Kormyshkina’s case cases of illicit enrichment

Directors of state-owned enterprises demanded kickbacks for armoured vehicles for the Armed Forces They demanded kickbacks from supplier of armored vehicles for AFU - 2 directors of state-owned enterprises were notified of suspicion. PHOTOS Two directors of state-owned enterprises who demanded kickbacks from an entrepreneur for the supply of armoured vehicles for the Armed Forces of Ukraine were served with a notice of suspicion. 2 607 9

Division commander is served notice of suspicion for abuse of office and obtaining unlawful benefit "Selling" holidays to servicemen: division commander who "earned" almost UAH 1 million from his subordinates is detained - Prosecutor General’s Office. PHOTOS Prosecutors of the Kherson Specialised Defence Prosecutor's Office of the Southern Region served a notice of suspicion to a former division commander on charges of abuse of office, extortion and receipt of unlawful benefit. 33 413 20

Kormyshkina’s case Case of "servant of people" Kormyshkina on illegal enrichment: MP’s husband is suspected In the case of illegal enrichment of Ukrainian MP Iryna Kormyshkina, another person has been served with a notice of suspicion - her husband. This was reported by the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, Censor.NET informs. 13 994 22

Official of Dnipro utility company is suspected of embezzling more than UAH 9 million on equipment purchases. Concluded procurement contracts at inflated prices: official of Dnipro municipal enterprise was served suspicion notice of embezzlement of over UAH 9 million - National Police. PHOTOS Cyberpolice officers of Dnipro city jointly with detectives of the Bureau of Economic Security of Ukraine exposed a deputy director of a utility company who entered into contracts for the purchase of radio equipment at prices significantly higher than market prices. 745 0

National Police exposes private entrepreneur in Kyiv Businessman who forged documents was detained in Kyiv: National Police exposes him for embezzling UAH 10 million of state funds. PHOTO In Kyiv, the National Police exposed a private entrepreneur who, by entering false information into official documents, embezzled about UAH 10 million intended for the purchase of rock salt for industrial use. 1 400 7

A preventive measure was imposed on the chief psychiatrist of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleh Druz on January 22 Chief Psychiatrist of AFU Druz, who is suspected of taking large bribe, was sent to custody. Bail is UAH 49 million Kyiv's Shevchenkivskyi District Court has imposed a pre-trial restriction on the chief psychiatrist of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleh Druz. He is suspected of illicit enrichment of $1 million during a full-scale war. 13 881 42

Armed Forces official to be tried in Lviv region for enrichment of UAH 14 million Illicit enrichment of UAH 14 million: in Lviv region, Armed Forces official who registered property for relatives will be tried - SBI The SBI has completed a pre-trial investigation into the case of the head of the housing and maintenance department of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Lviv region. 13 780 14

затримано головного психіатра ЗСУ Chief psychiatrist of Armed Forces of Ukraine, Druz, who became rich by more than $1 million and bought real estate and luxury cars during invasion, is detained - SSU. PHOTOS The Security Service of Ukraine, with the assistance of the Minister of Defence and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, detained the chief psychiatrist of the Armed Forces, who is the Deputy Head of the Central MMC and decides on the fitness of military personnel for service. This is probably Oleh Druz. 21 319 114

NABU turn its attention at Odesa ex-prosecutor after "Schemes" investigation into apartment in Dubai NABU opens criminal proceedings against Odesa ex-prosecutor Kornilov over undeclared real estate in Dubai - media The National Anti-Corruption Bureau has opened a criminal investigation into the alleged false declaration of former Deputy Prosecutor of Odesa Region Oleh Kornilov, who previously had property in Dubai worth more than $400,000. 2 728 16

Pavlo Kyrylenko, Head of the AMCU Illegal enrichment of AMCU Head Kyrylenko for over UAH 72 million: investigation completed The NABU and the SAPO have completed an investigation into the suspicion of Pavlo Kyrylenko, the head of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine, of illegal enrichment of UAH 72.1 million and declaring false information. 3 605 16

SBI's Hovorushchak sues "Slidstvo.Info" SBI’s Hovorushchak sues "Slidstvo.Info" after investigation into his family’s property Oleksandr Hovorushchak, head of the first department of the Department for Pre-trial Investigation of Criminal Offences Committed by Law Enforcement Officers and Judges of the SBI's Main Investigation Department, has filed a lawsuit against "Slidstvo.Info" journalists who reported on the purchase of property by his family that could have cost UAH 35 million. 25 889 52

Микола Тищенко NABU investigates Tyshchenko’s illicit enrichment of over UAH 30 million. His property was seized The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) is currently investigating the alleged illicit enrichment of MP Mykola Tyshchenko by more than UAH 30 million, as well as the facts of his false declaration. According to the investigation, the property was registered to the former owner of the Velour restaurant, Serhii Vakalchuk. 8 213 31

У експосадовця Держказначейства на Полтавщині виявили необґрунтовані активи Assets worth more than $60 million were found in possession of former State Treasury official in Poltava region. Relative, lieutenant general of RF Armed Forces, helped to "siphon off" them. PHOTO (updated) The former official of the Main Department of the State Treasury Service of Ukraine in Poltava region was found to have unjustified monetary assets and valuables worth millions of dollars, including cash, gold commemorative coins, expensive watches, weapons and Russian awards. 25 683 130

Лікар-терапевт МСЕК у Вінниці Віктор Власюк має 13 квартир Vinnytsia MSEC doctor Vlasiuk bought 13 apartments and three Teslas. He issued luxury property in center of Kyiv for his retired wife, media reports In Vinnytsia, Viktor Vlasiuk, a therapist at the city's Medical Service of Ukraine, owns 13 apartments, including a 260-square-metre luxury property in the centre of Kyiv, together with his retired wife. His boss, Yulia Danylenko, head of the MSEC, has purchased several apartments, 25 land plots and 104 square metres of commercial property. 45 135 144

Аллахвердієвій повідомлено про підозру SAPO serves Servant of People Allakhverdiieva notice of suspicion of illicit enrichment of over UAH 20 million SAPO prosecutors have served a notice of suspicion of illicit enrichment of more than UAH 20 million to the current People's Deputy from the Servant of the People party, Iryna Kormyshkina (formerly Allakhverdiieva). 12 262 91

Обшук у голови Хмельницької МСЕК Крупи NACP Head Pavlushchyk on declaration of Khmelnytskyi MSEC Head Krupa: We could not see what was in nightstand The cash found during a search of the head of the Khmelnytskyi MSEC and data on her assets abroad gave grounds for a second full check of her declaration. 45 401 62

Щодо Шайхета призначено службове розслідування Internal investigation ordered against Police General Shaikhet after journalists’ material - National Police Following an investigation by journalists, the National Police has ordered an internal investigation against the head of the Migration Police Department of the National Police, General Serhii Shaikhet. 8 622 39

ДБРівець Говорущак із родиною купили нерухомості й автівок на 35 млн грн SBI officer Hovorushchak and his family purchased real estate and cars worth UAH 35 million over several years - "Slidstvo.Info". VIDEO&PHOTOS Oleksandr Hovorushchak, who heads the department that investigates crimes committed by law enforcement officers and judges at the State Bureau of Investigation, and his family have purchased houses, apartments and cars worth UAH 35 million. The official and his relatives started acquiring expensive property when he joined the SBI. 15 828 93

Депутатці Хмельницької міськради Баранській обрали запобіжний захід Khmelnytskyi City Council deputy Baranska, who was seized of over $1.5 million, is arrested: bail is set at UAH 50 million The Pecherskyi District Court has imposed a pre-trial restraint on Svitlana Baranska, a deputy of the Khmelnytskyi City Council, who was found to have more than one and a half million undeclared dollars and real estate. 4 324 18

На незаконному збагаченні на 1,5 млн доларів США викрито депутатку Хмельницької міськради Khmelnytskyi City Council deputy is exposed on illegal enrichment of $1.5 million - SBI. VIDEO&PHOTOS A deputy of the Khmelnytskyi City Council was found to have more than a million and a half dollars in undeclared assets and real estate. 9 197 66

Заступник генпрокурора Вербицький розслідування Схем Kostin signs application for dismissal of his ex-deputy Verbytskyi, who is suspected of illegal enrichment Prosecutor General Andrii Kostin has signed a letter of resignation for his former deputy, Dmytro Verbytskyi. The Prosecutor General's Office has already completed an internal investigation into the former official, who is involved in a case of possible illegal enrichment. 4 930 13

Крупа NACP to re-examine declaration of Khmelnytskyi MSEC head Krupa, who is suspected of illegal enrichment The National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption (NAPC) will conduct a second full inspection of the declaration of the head of the Khmelnytskyi Regional Center for Medical and Social Expertise, Tetiana Krupa. 5 310 22

Крупа Head of Khmelnytskyi regional MSEC Krupa will be expelled from regional council - Servant of People The Servant of the People party has launched an imperative mandate procedure against Tetiana Krupa, the head of the Khmelnytskyi Regional Center for Medical and Social Expertise, who is suspected of illegal enrichment. She will be expelled from the regional council. 3 445 41

Керівницю Хмельницької МСЕК Крупу відправили під варту Head of Khmelnytskyi MSEC Krupa is remanded in custody: bail set at UAH 500 million The Pechersk District Court imposed a pre-trial restraint in the form of detention on the head of the Khmelnytskyi Regional MSEC, Tetiana Krupa. 13 930 90

керівниця МСЕК з Хмельниччини Head of Khmelnytskyi MSEC Krupa detained, served with notice of suspicion of illicit enrichment - Prosecutor General’s Office. PHOTO The head of the Khmelnytskyi Regional Centre of the State Expertise Bureau of Forensic Expertise was detained and served a notice of suspicion of illicit enrichment, and nearly USD 6 million in various currencies was seized during searches. 19 398 129

чиновника пенсійного фонду обшукують у Хмельницькому SBI: $6 million in cash is found during searches of Krupa, head of Khmelnytskyi MSEC. VIDEO&PHOTOS The head of a medico-social expert commission (MSEC) and her son, an official of the Pension Fund in Khmelnytskyi, were caught on illegal enrichment. 43 255 237

Підприємець привласнив державні кошти на дронах He earned UAH 3.7 million on fictitious supply of components for drones for military: police expose entrepreneur in Zakarpattia region In the Zakarpattia region, a businessman forged official documents on the supply of parts, on the basis of which he received funds from the local budget. The businessman was served a notice of suspicion under several articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. He could face up to 12 years in prison. 1 791 17

денісова NACP reveals signs of illicit enrichment of former Ombudsman Denisova for more than UAH 42 million The National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption has found signs of illicit enrichment and false declarations worth more than UAH 42 million in former Ombudsman Liudmyla Denisova. The National Police launched criminal proceedings. 18 186 43

сбу,анатолій,лойф NACP investigates SSU officer Loif, whose mother’s real estate worth over UAH 16 million has been found. VIDEO The National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption has started monitoring the lifestyle of SSU official Anatolii Loif following an investigation by Slidstvo.info into his mother's property. 12 878 25

Кириленку оголосили підозру AMCU leader Kyrylenko was notified of suspicion of illegal enrichment of UAH 56 million, - SAPO The NABU and SAPO served a notice of suspicion of illicit enrichment and false declaration to Pavlo Kyrylenko, the head of the Antimonopoly Committee and former head of the Donetsk Regional State Administration. 10 127 39

Нараховувала бойові виплати бухгалтерам, які не воювали на передовій Official, who illegally accrued combat payments to financiers of military unit, is served suspicion notice - SBI SBI officers served a notice of suspicion to the head of the financial and economic service of a military unit stationed in Dnipropetrovsk region at the time of the crime. Through the official, her subordinates illegally received combat payments intended for soldiers on the front line. 4 338 16

Повідомлено про підозру начальнику господарського підрозділу ЗСУ Львівщини Illegally re-registered property worth UAH 12 million to relatives: Head of economic unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Lviv region is served notice of suspicion. PHOTO SBI officers, with the assistance of the leadership of the Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces, served a notice of suspicion to the head of one of the Armed Forces' economic units in Lviv region. The head of the unit's housing and maintenance department illegally re-registered property worth almost UAH 12 million to his relatives through numerous transactions. 9 005 11

сбу,квартира,вітюк Wife of SSU cybersecurity chief Vitiuk bought apartment for $1.4 million, and his mother bought two more - media. VIDEO In December 2023, the wife of Illia Vitiuk, head of the SSU’s cybersecurity department, bought an apartment in Kyiv’s Pechersk district. The market price of such housing is more than UAH 20 million. The official salary of the official would not be enough for such housing. Instead, his wife earns millions as an individual entrepreneur but does not want to talk about her activities. 30 211 135 Incidents

дбр SBI convicted the deputy of the Rivne Regional Council and the head of the forest industry Sukhovich of illegal enrichment for millions of dollars. PHOTOS SBI officers found undeclared assets worth millions of dollars from Vitaliy Sukhovich, a member of the Rivne Regional Council who is also the deputy head of the Polissya Forestry Office of the State Enterprise "Forests of Ukraine". 14 576 72 Society

назк In half year, NACP discovered unsubstantiated assets of over UAH 255 million in military commissions While monitoring the lifestyles of senior executives at territorial recruitment and social support centers, the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption (NAPC) found unjustified assets or signs of illicit enrichment worth more than UAH 255 million. This amount has been found in the last six months alone among military commissars, and the case files have been submitted to the relevant authorities. 5 355 41 Society

зарплата,гроші,виплати,пенсія NACP-Facts of illegal enrichment were detected in military commissar of Malynovskyi DMRC of Odessa Kushnerov The NACP (National Agency on Corruption Prevention), based on information from the Investigative Directorate of the Main Department of the National Police (ID MDNP) in Mykolaiv region and lifestyle monitoring, found signs of a corrupt criminal offense, indicating that Viacheslav Kushnerov, head of the Malynovskyi District Military Recruitment Centre (DMRC) in Odesa, illegally enriched himself by almost UAH 47 million. 6 914 28 Society

Law on criminal liability for illegal enrichment officially published Law on criminal liability for illegal enrichment officially published Сегодня в газете Верховной Рады "Голос Украины" опубликован закон "О конфискации незаконных активов лиц, уполномоченных на выполнение функций государства или местного самоуправления". 2 969 38 Ukrainian Politics

Rada refuses to review Zelenskyi’s bill on illicit enrichment Rada refuses to review Zelenskyi’s bill on illicit enrichment The Verkhovna Rada has failed to review a draft law on re-criminalizing illegal enrichment by state officials. 10 283 186 Ukrainian Politics

Last case on illegal enrichment closed by NABU Last case on illegal enrichment closed by NABU The total sum of the incomes, which legality was investigated by anti-corruption agents amounted to about $18,4 million. 2 368 79 Ukrainian Politics

Kholodnytskyi orders to close all illegal enrichment cases until March 28 Kholodnytskyi orders to close all illegal enrichment cases until March 28 National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the SAP opened a total of 65 illegal enrichment cases. 2 788 59 Ukrainian Politics

41 cases closed after court decriminalizes illegal enrichment, - NABU 41 cases closed after court decriminalizes illegal enrichment, - NABU Detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) closed 16 criminal proceedings initiated on the facts of possible illegal enrichment. 1 530 54 Society